1997 Louise Woodward's trial begins in Massachusetts, Nanny murder trial
1997 Paul Tsongas, Massachusetts senator, dies at 55
1996 Matthew Eappen, born in Boston, Massachusetts, baby murdered by nanny Louise Woodward
1992 Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy marries Victoria Reggie (38)
1989 Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day"
1988 Barbara C Harris of Massachusetts, elected 1st woman Episcopal bishop
1982 Lil' Dave, [Davis Shelton], born in Boston, Massachusetts, rapper, Another Bad Creation
1981 -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Chester, Massachusetts (state record)
1980 Eliza Dushku, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey
1979 Jessica Gregory, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1997
1978 Maria Menounos, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1996
1977 Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ
1976 Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when ship ran aground
1975 107 degrees F (42 degrees C) at Chester/New Bedford, Massachusetts (state record)
1975 Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ
1975 Shannon Kavanaugh, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, Ivory Soul
1974 Nelson Vargas, born in Holoyoke, Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Josh[ua] Crosby, born in Manchester, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics
1974 Jim Carey, Dorchester, Massachusetts, NHL goalie for the Washington Capitals
1974 Marcia Turner, Cambridge Massachusetts, Miss America, Mass-Top 10-1996
1974 Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Rebecca Lobo, Massachusetts, WNBA center, 1996 Olympics gold/, New York Liberty
1973 Whitney Post, born in Wayland, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics
1973 Tracy Noonan, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, soccer goalkeeper 1996 Olympics
1973 Jim Campbell, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics
1973 Jenny Thompson, Danvers Massachusetts, 400m freestyle, Olympics gold 92, 96
1972 Erika de Lone, born in Boston, Massachusetts, tennis star, 1996 Futures-Wilmington DE
1972 Danny Ponce, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, actor, Willie-Valerie/Hogan Family
1972 John Lilley, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics
1972 Lori Flick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Miss America-Massachusetts 1997
1972 Jonathan Edwards, born in Boston, Massachusetts, doubles luger 1994 Olympics
1972 Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA
1972 Sara Simmons, Belmont Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics
1971 Erin Warren, Winchester Massachusetts, luger 1994 Olympics
1971 John Francis Zingg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys
1971 Edward "Ted" Murphy, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rower, Olympics-5th-1996
1971 Jair Lynch, Amherst Massachusetts, gymnast, 1996 Olympics silver
1971 Ted Drury, born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics
1971 Scott Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, 1996 World Mens' Champion
1971 Todd Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1997 National Sr champ
1971 Scott Grimes, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actor, Together We Stand
1971 Marky Mark Wahlberg, born in Massachusetts, rap singer, New Kids, /actor
1971 Peter Schwab, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics
1971 Tyler Hamilton, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1971 Jeff Juden, Salem, Massachusetts, baseball pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
1970 Bill Guerin, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, New Jersey Devils, Oilers
1970 James Pedro, Danvers Massachusetts, lightweight judoka, Olympics-bronze-92, 96
1970 Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA
1970 David Sacco, born in Malden, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Oly-94, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
1970 Jordan Nathaniel M Knight, Massachusetts, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough
1970 Ted Crowley, Concord Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics
1970 Uma Thurman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction
1970 Joe Vitiello, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, infielder for the Kansas City Royals
1970 Jason B. Gailes, born in Taunton Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics silver
1970 Jacquelyn Doucette, Miss Massachusetts USA, 1996
1970 Mark Wohlers, Holyoke, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1970 Jeremy Roenick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, NHL center, Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes
1969 Dahlia Salem, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sofia Carlino-Another World
1969 Joseph P Kennedy, John F. Kennedy/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Massachusetts, at 81
1969 Peter Breen, Brockton Massachusetts, dance skater
1969 Mark Sweeney, Framington Massachusetts, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
1969 Nancy Ann Kerrigan, Woburn Massachusetts, figure skater, Olympics-silver-1994
1969 Scott DeFreitas, Newton Massachusetts, actor, Andy Dixon-As the World Turns
1969 Matthew Perry, Williamstown Massachusetts, actor, Sydney, Chandler-Friends
1969 Becky Delos Santos, born in Boston, Massachusetts, playmate, April, 1994
1969 Garth Snow, born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey goalie, Olympics-1994, Flyers
1969 Kristina Farrar Stookey, born in Martha Vineyard, Massachusetts, 470 yachter, Oly-4th-96
1969 Frank McCormack, Leicester Massachusetts, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1969 Tim Wiley, Lexington Massachusetts, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics
1969 Paige Turco, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Melanie-Guiding Light
1969 Shawn McEachern, Waltham, Massachusetts, NHL forward, Boston Bruins, Senators
1969 Bobby Brown, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, vocalist, Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel
1968 Jonathan Raleigh Knight, Massachusetts, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough
1968 Ken Johnson, Quincy Massachusetts, 3x40 rifle 1996 Olympics
1968 Mike Trombley, Springfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1968 Scott Wolf, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Broken Arrow, Party of 5
1968 Jeff Bagwell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, infielder for the Houston Astros
1968 Anthony Michael Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, SNL, Breakfast Club
1968 Jeff Lazaro, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics
1968 Connie Britton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nikki-Spin City
1968 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Massachusetts, opens
1967 Gary Disarcina, Maiden, Massachusetts, infielder for the California Angels
1967 Mark Johnson, Worcester, Massachusetts, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1967 Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche
1967 Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees
1967 Ricky Bell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe
1967 Matt Leblanc, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Joey-Friends
1967 Turk Wendell, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Pam[ela] Bustin, born in Somerset, Massachusetts, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics
1967 Eric Flaim, Pembroke Massachusetts, short track skater 1994 Olympics
1966 Stephanie D Wilson, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut
1966 Tom Glavine, born in Concord, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991
1966 Ellen Minzner, born in Lawrence Massachusetts, rower in 1996 Olympics
1966 Wendy Fletcher, born in Boston, Massachusetts, WPVA volleyballer, National-5th-1993
1966 Marissa Laakso, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Miss Mass-America 1991
1966 John [Vo] Velyvis, North Adams Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics
1965 Michelle Dobek, Holyoke, Massachusetts, golfer, 1995 GHP Heartland Classic-45th
1965 Ken Hill, Lynn, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1965 Paul Sorrento, Somerville, Massachusetts, infielder for the Seattle Mariners
1965 Illeana Douglas, born in Massachusetts, actress, Picture Perfect, To Die For, Hacks
1965 Adrian Pasdar, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, actor, C Oliver Resor-Feds, Top Gun
1965 Caitlin Bilodeaux, born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. fencer 1992 Olympics
1964 Peter Laviolette, Norwood Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics
1964 Marcia Pankratz, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, field hockey forward, Oly-88, 96
1964 Kristian Alfonso, born in Brockton, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Lives, Falcon Crest
1964 Pete McCutcheon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Quebec Open
1964 Trent Bushey, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, actor, David Rampal-All My Children
1964 Rolling Stones 1st U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Massachusetts
1964 William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open
1963 Justine Greiner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, playmate, February, 1984
1963 Paul Geary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, heavy metal drummer, Extreme-More Than Words
1963 Edward Tsang Lu, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 84
1963 Conan Chris O'Brien, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, TV host, Late Night
1963 Meg Mallon, born in Natick, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1991 U.S. Women's Open
1963 Jasmine Guy, born in Boston Massachusetts, actress, Whitley-Different World
1963 Barb[ara] Marois, Auburn Massachusetts, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics
1963 John Dye, Amory Massachusetts, actor, Andrew-Touched by an Angel
1963 Michelle Bell, Melrose, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 Mass School Girls Champ
1962 Edward W Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts
1961 Greg Gagne, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1961 Jim Corsi, Newtonville, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1960 Tommy Masters, Framingham, Massachusetts, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Carolina-50th
1960 Greg Derr, Marshfield Massachusetts, free pistol 1996 Olympics
1960 Terry Nihen, born in Concord, Massachusetts, playmate, December, 1983
1960 Tim Mayotte, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver
1960 Christopher J "Gus" Loria, Newton, Massachusetts, Major USMC/astronaut
1960 Paul William Azinger, Holyoke, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1987 Phoenix Open
1959 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Massachusetts
1959 Kate Collins, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Natalie Hunter-All My Children
1958 Susan Scannell, Lexington Massachusetts, actress, Nicole-Dynasty
1958 Karen Lende O'Connor, Concord, Massachusetts, equestrian 3-day, Oly-silver-96
1957 Richard M Linnehan, Lowell Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 78, sk: 90
1957 Jim Craig, North Easton Massachusetts, hockey goalie, oly-gold-1980
1957 Hillary Bailey Smith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nora-One Life to Live
1957 Geena [Virginia] Davis, Wareham Massachusetts, actress, Beetlejuice, Fly
1956 Mark Daniel Gearan, born in Gardner, Massachusetts, campaign manager, Al Gore
1956 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott Massachusetts
1955 Bill Buttner, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th
1955 Yo-Yo, Massachusetts, Paris, France, world famous Chinese cellist
1955 Nina Blackwood, Massachusetts, actress/VJ, MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad
1955 Richard "Butch" Johnson, Worcester Massachusetts, archer, Olymp-gold-1992, 96
1955 46.1 cm rainfall at Westfield, Massachusetts (state record)
1955 Charles J Precourt, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 55, 71, 84, sk:91
1955 Mark Herndon, Springfield, Massachusetts, country drummer, Alabama-Take Me Down
1955 Penn Jillette, born in Massachusetts, magician, Penn and Teller-Penn and Teller are Dead
1954 Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Massachusetts, jockey player, Olympics gold 1980
1954 Angelo Kimball, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Face To Face
1954 1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Massachusetts
1953 David Morse, Beverly Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves
1953 Kent Bostick, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, pursuit cyclist, Olympics-84, 96
1953 1st color network telecast in compatible color, Boston, Massachusetts
1953 Eric Bogosian, born in Woburn, Massachusetts, actor, Talk Radio
1952 Eddie Mekka, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, actor, Carmine-Laverne and Shirley
1952 Brad Whitford, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun
1951 Barry Doudreau, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Boston
1951 Anne Twomey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Secret, Deadly Friend, Imagemaker
1951 Pat Bradley, born in Westford, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 U.S. Women's Open
1951 Kurt Russell, born in Springfeild, Massachusetts, actor, Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons
1950 Louise Duart, Quincy, Massachusetts, comedienne, Paramount Comedy Theater # 5
1950 Joe Perry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Walk this Way
1950 Erik Braunn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly
1950 Billy Squier, Massachusetts, heavy metal guitarist, Don't Say No
1950 Ann Jillian, Cambridge Massachusetts, actress, Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here
1949 Sib Hashian, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock drummer, Boston
1949 Albert Sacco, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, PhD/astronaut, STS 73
1949 Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 37, 47, 59, 79
1949 Fran Sheehan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling
1948 1st U.S. house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Massachusetts)
1948 Barry Gordon, Brookline Massachusetts, actor, Gary-Archie Bunker's Place
1948 Stephen Schnetzer, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Cass Winthrop-Another World
1948 Richard Alan Litchfield, born in Massachusetts, bank robber, FBI most wanted
1948 James Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, vocalist and guitarist, Up on the Roof
1947 Alan Rachins, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Douglas-LA Law
1947 Jane Curtin, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actress, SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate and Allie
1947 Tom Sullivan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, blind actor, If You Could See What I Hear
1947 Donna Loren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer and actress, Beach Blanket Bingo
1946 Bill Danoff, Springfield Massachusetts, vocalist, Starland Vocal Band
1945 Tony Conigliaro, Massachusetts, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
1944 Carol Cole, West Medford Massachusetts, actress, Ellie-Grady
1944 Warren Entner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist and guitarist, Grass Roots
1943 Noreen Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Kelly-Bachelor Father
1943 Ronald Hunter, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Lazarus Syndrome
1942 Massachusetts issues 1st U.S. vehicular license plate tabs
1942 Norman Greenbaum, Massachusetts, folk singer, Spirit in the Sky
1942 Donna Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Man Without a Star
1942 Madeline Kahn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety
1942 Stephen Jo Bladd, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, J Geils Band-Centerfold
1942 Paul Michael Glaser, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actor, Starsky-Starsky and Hutch
1941 Chick Corea, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, jazz pianist, Delhpi I, Toy Dance
1941 Beth Howland, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Vera-Alice, Company
1941 John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Massachusetts, singer and actor, Falcon Crest
1940 Freddy Cannon, [Picariello], Lynn, Massachusetts, rocker, Palisades Park
1940 Sam Waterson, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Capricorn One, Heaven's Gate
1940 Paul Rudd, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Conn Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1940 Brian T O'Leary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut
1939 Verna Bloom, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, actress, After Hours, Badge 373
1939 Massachusetts Legislature vote to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late
1939 John Schuck, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yoyo
1938 Salvatore Michael Caruana, Massachusetts, criminal, FBI Most Wanted List
1938 David Freiberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Quicksilver Messenger
1938 Ronny Cox, Cloudcroft Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere
1938 Frederic Rzewski, born in Westfield, Massachusetts, composer, Spacecraft
1936 Barry Newman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Amy, Deadline, Petrocelli
1936 Mark Goddard, Lowell Massachusetts, actor, Don West-Lost in Space
1936 Gloria Lambert, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, singer, Sing Along With Mitch
1936 Gary Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Burke's Law, Land of the Giants
1935 Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer
1935 Jerry Douglas, Chelsea Massachusetts, actor, John Abbott-Young and Restless
1935 Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC
1935 Tenley Albright, born in Boston, Massachusetts, figure skater, Olympics gold 1952, 56
1934 Peter Haskell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Bracken's World, Rituals
1934 William Cleary, Cambridge Massachusetts, hockey center, Oly-gold/silv-56, 60
1934 Jacques d'Amboise, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Company
1934 Tammy Grimes, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Can't Stop the Music
1934 Richard Wernick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer
1933 Robert Goulet, Lawrence Massachusetts, singer and actor, Camelot, Naked Gun 2
1933 Jack Burns, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Burns and Schreiber
1933 F Lee Bailey, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, attorney, Sam Shepard case, OJ case
1931 Barbara Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, Today, 20/20, ABC-TV
1931 Olympia Dukakis, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actress, Moonstruck, Cemetery Club
1931 Robert Morse, Newton Massachusetts, actor, That's Life, Jack Frost
1931 Rosalind Elias, born in Lowell Massachusetts, mezzo-soprano, Grimgerde-Die Walkuere
1931 Ed Hall, Roxbury Massachusetts, actor, Dr. Bicker-Medical Center
1930 Dorothy Loudon, Cambridge Massachusetts, actress and singer, Garry Moore Show
1930 Marcia Henderson, born in Andover, Massachusetts, actress, Kathleen-Aldrich Family
1930 Richard Hayman, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, orch leader, Vaughn Monroe Show
1929 Lowell North, Springfield Massachusetts, yachtsman, Olympic-Gold-1968
1929 Robert Coles, Milton Massachusetts, author, Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973
1929 Norma Connolly, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Ruby Anderson-General Hospital
1929 Al Davis, born in Brocton, Massachusetts, NFL team owner, Los Angeles Raiders
1929 Richard Dysart, born in Brighton, Massachusetts, actor, Leland MacKenzie-LA Law
1928 Anne Sexton, Newton Massachusetts, poet, Live or Die; Pulitzer 1967
1928 Eugene Roche, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five
1928 Vaughn Beals, Cambridge Massachusetts, CEO, Harley Davidson motorcycle
1927 Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Massachusetts, king of Thailand, 1946-
1927 Estelle Parsons, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Rachel Rachel, Bonnie and Clyde
1927 Thomas J J Altizer, Massachusetts, U.S. Radical theologian, God is Dead
1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian/double talker, Liar's Club
1927 Herbert Blomstedt, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, conductor, Oslo Phil 1954-61
1927 Ed Ames, born in Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Mingo-Daniel Boone
1927 Priscilla Morrill, born in Medford, Massachusetts, actress, Edie Grant-Mary Tyler Moore
1927 Jim Lowe, Springfield, Massachusetts, DJ, WNEW, "King of Trivia"
1927 Thayer David, born in Massachusetts, actor, Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages
1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Young at Heart Comedians
1926 Robert Creeley, Massachusetts, poet and novelist, Island
1925 Arnold Stang, Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Broadside, Milton Berle, Top Cat
1925 Jack Lemmon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Days of Wine and Roses, Missing
1924 Bill Dana, Quincy Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Jose Jimenez
1924 Boston, Massachusetts opens its airport
1924 George H. W. Bush, Massachusetts, 43 VP, 1981-89, 41st President, R, 1989-93
1924 Peggy Cass, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress/TV panelist, To Tell the Truth, Mame
1923 Ruth Roman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sylvia-Knots Landing, Dallas
1923 Daniel Rogers Pinkham, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, Signs of Zodiac
1923 Bob Elliot, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray, Get a Life
1922 George S Irving, Springfield Massachusetts, singer and actor, Dumplings
1922 Bill Macy, Revere Massachusetts, actor, Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta
1922 Michael Ansara, Lowell Massachusetts, actor, Cochise-Broken Arrow, Centennial
1922 William Manchester, born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, historian, Death of a President
1922 Ray Goulding, born in Lowell Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray
1921 Harper MacKay, born in Boston, Massachusetts, orch leader, NBC Follies
1921 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti convicted in Dedham Massachusetts, of killing their shoe company's paymaster
1921 Nancy Kelly, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actress, Double Exposure, Jesse James
1921 John Doucette, Brockton Massachusetts, actor, Lock Up, Big Town
1920 Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire
1920 Helen Walker, Worcester, Massachusetts, actress, Brewster's Million
1920 Harold Samuel Shapero, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, 9 Minute Opera
1920 Frank Fontaine, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Crazy Guggenheim
1920 Hayes Gordon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Sky Pirates, Dark Room
1919 Veda Ann Borg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Avalanche, Accomplice
1918 Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence, Massachusetts, conductor and composer, West Side Story
1918 Robert Preston, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter
1918 Mike Wallace, Brookline, Massachusetts, newscaster, Biography, 60 Minutes
1918 Joseph Allen, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Champion
1918 Don Pardo, Westfield Massachusetts, TV announcer, Jeopardy, SNL
1918 John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59
1918 Steve Dunne, Northampton Massachusetts, actor, Professional Father
1917 Jan Miner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Crime Photographer
1917 Cleveland Amory, Nahant Massachusetts, conservationist/TV reviewer, TV Guide
1917 John F. Kennedy, Massachusetts, Sen-D-Mass, 35th President, 1961-1963
1916 Ray Conniff, Attleboro, Massachusetts, chorus director, Ray Conniff Singers
1915 Ann Nagel, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Don Winslow of the Navy
1915 John Conte, Plamer Massachusetts, actor, Mantovani
1915 Curt Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Raw Deal
1914 Irving Fine, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, Toccata
1914 Barbara Mullen, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners
1914 Wendell Corey, born in Dracut, Massachusetts, actor, 11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl
1914 Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place
1913 Murvyn Vye, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actor, Bob Cummings Show
1913 Betty Field, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Kings Row, Bus Stop
1912 Eleanor Powell, Springfield Massachusetts, actress/tap dancer, Bdwy Melody
1912 Rita Johnson, Worcester Massachusetts, actress, Honolulu, All Mine to Give
1912 Samuel Fuller, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, actor, Return to Salem's Lot
1912 Massachusetts passes 1st U.S. minimum wage law
1912 Paul Weston, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, orch leader, Jim Nabors Hour
1911 Ralph Kirkpatrick, Leominster, Massachusetts, harpsichordist, Domenico Scarlatti
1911 Alan Gifford, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Time Lock, Up Periscope
1911 Alan Hovhaness, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, composer, Lousadzak, Ukiyo
1909 Eddie Duchin, born in Massachusetts, society pianist and bandleader, Eddie Duchin Orch
1909 Jeffrey Lynn, Auburn Massachusetts, actor, My Son Jeep, Roaring Twenties
1908 Philip Coolidge, Concord, Massachusetts, actor, I Want to Live, Tingler
1908 Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts
1908 Bette Davis, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, famous eyes, Of Human Bondage, Jezebel
1908 Gordon Fraser, Lawrence Massachusetts, newscaster, All Star News
1907 Jack Albertson, born in Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Thin Man, Chico and the Man
1907 Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Massachusetts, actor, Good Morning World
1906 Agnes Moorehead, Clinton Massachusetts, actress, Endora-Bewitched
1906 Howard Petrie, Beverly, Massachusetts, actor, Border River, Bounty Hunter
1906 Conrad Thibault, Northbridge Massachusetts, singer, Jacques Fray Music Room
1906 Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants
1906 Bob Howard, born in Newton, Massachusetts, singer/pianist, Sing it Again
1905 Thelma Todd, [Alison Loyd], Lawrence, Massachusetts, actress, Dangerous Female
1904 Roland Winters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Mama, Smothers Brothers
1904 Wally Brown, Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Zombies on Broadway, Girl Rush
1904 Jerry Colonna, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Road to Morocco, Road to Singapore
1904 Richard P Blackmur, Massachusetts, critic/poet, Good European
1904 Ray Bolger, Dorchester Massachusetts, actor/dancer, Wizard of Oz
1903 George Davis Snell, Bradford Massachusetts, geneticist, H-2 gene
1903 Jerry Colona, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Jerry Colona Show
1901 Charles Farrell, Cape Cod Massachusetts, actor, Vern-My Little Margie
1901 7th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 331 at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts
1901 Chester Bowles, born in Massachusetts, ambassador and writer, Conscience of a Liberal
1900 Sidney Marion, born in Massachusetts, entertainer
1900 Quincy Howe, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, CBS Weekend News
1900 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later
1899 Neil Hamilton, Lynn Massachusetts, actor, Commisioner Gordon-Batman
1899 Jack Haley, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Tin Man-Wizard of Oz, Ford Star Revue
1899 Royal Beal, Brookline, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Salesman
1899 Ralph Sanford, Springfield Massachusetts, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1899 Ian Keith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Rochefort-3 Musketeers
1899 Benny Rubin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor/comedian, Benny Rubin Show
1896 Philip L Carret, Lynn Massachusetts, CEO, Pioneer Fund
1896 Ruth Gordon, Massachusetts, actress, Rosemary's Baby, Harold and Maude
1896 William W. Wellman, Brookline Massachusetts, director, Star is Born
1895 Wallace K Harrison, Worcester Massachusetts, U.S. architect, UN, Lincoln Center
1895 Volleyball invented by W. G. Morgan in Massachusetts
1894 Arthur Fiedler, born in Boston, Massachusetts, conductor, Boston Pops
1894 Mabel Normand, [Muriel Fortescue], born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedienne, Mickey
1894 e. e. cummings, Cambridge Massachusetts, poet, Tulips and Chimneys
1894 Johnnie Gough, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Smooth as Satin, Circus Kid
1894 Walter Brennan, born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, actor, Real McCoys, At Gun Point
1894 Fred Allen, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Fred Allen Radio Show
1893 Phillip Tead, Somerville Massachusetts, actor, Lightnin', Fighting Blade
1893 Howard Smith, Attleboro Massachusetts, actor, Harvey Griffin-Hazel
1892 Cyril Ring, Massachusetts, actor, Body and Soul
1890 1st U.S. state naval militia organized (Massachusetts)
1889 Robert Benchley, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, humorist, My 10 Years in a Quandary
1889 Charles Bickford, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, John-The Virginian
1888 Joseph P. Kennedy, born in Boston, Massachusetts, diplomat, father of John F. Kennedy, RFK and Teddy
1886 1st AC power plant in U.S. begins commercial operation, Massachusetts
1886 Josephine Hull, Newtonville, Massachusetts, Academy award actress, Harvey
1885 1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts)
1883 Edna May Oliver, [Nutter], Malden, Massachusetts, actress, Little Women
1883 Julian Eltinge, Massachusetts, vaudeville star/greatest female impersonator
1882 Robert Hutchings Goddard, Worcester Massachusetts, rocket pioneer
1882 Thurston Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Roaming Lady, In Society
1881 Cecil B deMille, Massachusetts, directed God, 10 Commandments, Cleopatra
1881 William Foster, Massachusetts, Communist President candidate, 1924,28,32
1879 Lewis Stone, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Prisoner of Zenda
1877 "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Massachusetts)
1877 1st telephone installed: Boston-Somerville, Massachusetts
1876 U.S. Coast Guard officers' training school established New Bedford, Massachusetts
1876 William Farnum, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone
1876 Carl Ruggles, born in Marion, Massachusetts, composer, Evocations
1873 Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Massachusetts, composer, Chanticker
1873 Julian Lowell Coolidge, Massachusetts, mathematician, Study-Segre school
1872 Henry Warren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, inventor, Telechon electric clock
1872 -8 degrees F in Boston, Massachusetts
1871 Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Massachusetts, composer
1867 Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Massachusetts, CEO, Alcoa-1910-57
1861 MS troops take Ft. Massachusetts an Ship Island
1859 Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Massachusetts
1858 John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, 1882-92
1858 Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
1856 Louis D. Brandeis, Massachusetts, 68th Supreme Court Justice, 1916-39
1856 Edward Herbert Thompson, Massachusetts, archaeologist, Mayan civilization
1856 Louis Henri Sullivan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, father of modern U.S. architecture
1856 Sen Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery
1854 George Whitfield Chadwick, Lowell Massachusetts, composer, Judi Van Winke
1854 1st park land purchased by a U.S. city, Worcester, Massachusetts
1853 George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate
1853 Arthur W. Foote, born in Salem, Massachusetts, organist and composer, Suite for Strings in E
1852 Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school
1849 Luther Burbank, born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, horticulturist
1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes, born in Massachusetts, 59th Supreme Court justice, 1902-32
1839 1st state normal school in U.S. opens, Lexington, Massachusetts, with 3 students
1838 Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Massachusetts
1834 Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner, Field Department Store
1834 Horatio Alger, Jr., Revere Massachusetts, author, Lost at Sea, Work and Win
1832 Robert the Hermit, U.S. ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies
1830 Emily Dickinson, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, poet, Collected Poems
1829 Charles Dudley Warner, Massachusetts, newspaperman/author, Being a Boy
1823 George Thorndike Angell, Massachusetts, lawyer, ASPCA
1822 Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city
1821 Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Massachusetts, nurse/founder, American Red Cross
1820 Susan Brownell Anthony, Adams Massachusetts, woman's suffragette
1819 Elias Howe, Spencer Massachusetts, invented sewing machine
1817 Gloucester, Massachusetts, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore
1817 Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, naturalist/pacifist, Walden Pond
1816 Frost in Waltham, Massachusetts
1813 1st U.S. raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Massachusetts
1812 Massachusetts Governor Gerry signs a redistricting bill-1st "gerrymander"
1810 Charles Lenox Remond, born in Salem Massachusetts, famous black
1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, physician/author, Old Ironsides
1805 Matthew Adams Stickney, Rowley Massachusetts, numismatist
1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Massachusetts, author, House of 7 Gables, Scarlet Letter
1801 Massachusetts enacts 1st state voter registration law
1799 1st U.S. law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts
1795 George Peabody, South Danvers Massachusetts, merchant/philanthropist
1794 Edward Everett, Dorchester Massachusetts, Gov-Mass, statesman/orator
1792 Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners)
1792 Lowell Mason, Medfield Massachusetts, organist/composer, Zebulo
1791 John Stone, Concord, Massachusetts, patents a pile driver
1788 Massachusetts becomes 6th state to ratify constitution
1787 Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails
1779 Joseph Story, Massachusetts, 19th Supreme Court justice, 1812-45
1775 English Parliament declares Massachusetts colony is in rebellion
1774 Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts
1773 Massachusetts slaves petition legislature for freedom
1767 John Quincy Adams, Braintree, Quincy, Massachusetts, 6th President, D, 1825-1829
1763 Charles Bulfinch, born in Boston, Massachusetts, 1st U.S. pro architect, Mass State House
1759 Paul Cuffe, Massachusetts, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist
1746 William Billings, born in Boston, Massachusetts, hymn composer, Rose of Sharon
1744 Abigail Adams, born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, 2nd first lady, 1797-1801
1738 John Singleton Copley, Massachusetts, finest colonial American artist
1735 John Adams, Braintree, Quincy, Massachusetts, 2nd president USA, 1797-1801
1704 French and Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 50, abduct 100
1704 Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 40, kidnap 100
1699 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches"
1692 Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials
1692 Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrest for witchcraft (Salem, Massachusetts)
1691 New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth
1691 Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter
1690 John Eliot, English missionary in Massachusetts, dies at 85
1684 Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted
1684 King Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter
1679 New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
1677 Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000
1675 Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan and Wampanoag indians form anti-English front under Metacom
1674 Robert Herrick, Massachusetts, British poet, Together
1672 1st copyright law enacted by Massachusetts
1651 Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas"
1647 Massachusetts passes 1st U.S. compulsory school attendance law
1647 Massachusetts disallows priest access to colony
1646 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts)
1644 Massachusetts establishes 1st 2-chamber legislature in colonies
1643 1st recorded tornado in U.S. (Essex County, Massachusetts)
1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England
1642 Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1st commencement
1642 1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts
1639 1st post office in the colonies is set up in Massachusetts
1639 Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill
1639 Dorchester Massachusetts, forms 1st school funded by local taxes
1638 Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts
1636 In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony's 1st law drafted
1636 John Oldham, trader in Massachusetts, murdered by indians
1634 U.S. colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony
1633 Massachusetts Bay Colony forms its 1st government
1631 English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right
1631 John Winthrop is elected 1st governor of Massachusetts
1629 England granted a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony
1628 Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen
1623 Fire at Plymouth, Massachusetts destroys several buildings
1620 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws)
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